Leigh Whannell Quotes

To me, the zombies have always just been zombies. They've always been a cigar. When I first made 'Night of the Living Dead,' it got analyzed and overanalyzed way out of proportion. The zombies were written about as if they represented Nixon's Silent Majority or whatever. But I never thought about it that way.

I actually like 'The Shining' more than I like Kubrick, I think. The tension he sustains through the whole film is so great.

Joe Berlinger's documentary 'Whitey' is so hard-hitting and compelling, you can't take your eyes off the screen.

I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation and enthusiasm of Roger and his wife, Chaz.

It's such a rich experience when you enter into a subject from a documentary point of view. It's hard for fiction to compete with that.

I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me.

I don't mind other guys seeing movies I want to see and then writing about them. That's fine, especially when it's the 'New Yorker''s Anthony Lane, because he knows this stuff pretty well.

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant.

I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once.

I love the ending of 'The Wrestler.'

I was a big 'Blue Valentine' fan. I really loved that movie. And I thought the performances were just unbelievably real, which is certainly what I always strive for in my work.

We all need to be huge supporters of the theatrical documentary.

But it is funny, because I saw Unbreakable recently and it's a strange movie, I didn't mind it, and it's got some interesting things going on.

One of my favorite films is 'Big Fish,' which I think is a masterpiece.

The best conversation with Stanley Kubrick is a silent one: you sit in a theatre and watch his films and you learn so much.

I think Ray Liotta in 'Goodfellas' is the best ever. Given that it was two hours, it was a little bit more theatrical, and I mean that in the most positive way.

I like Rob Morgan in 'Mudbound.' Most of the attention being paid to this movie has focused on Rachel Morrison's cinematography and Mary J. Blige's stiff but intensely stoical performance.

As far as entertainment, 'The Right Stuff' is a good movie. As far as a documentary of the early space days, which they purported it to be, it is not at all.

'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.

I really liked the 'Pitch Black' DVD, and I liked the commentary.

Raaz 3' has a human touch and in fact, horror comes in third place. The first is human touch, while music takes the second place.

I look at 'Straw Dogs' as a very imperfect movie. It's a little bit slow, and its themes are a little bit murky.

I love making documentaries. But I do like other factual entertainment as well, and I like doing the lighter stuff.

In 'Dear Father,' you will see some remarkable work in terms of the screenplay.

I don't think 'Lootera' is slow paced; it's finely paced for its setting and story.